Dunno. Playing as LH~, I extort plenty of traders. Doesn't matter if I use tagged ship, which is easy to spot on online player list, or whether I use my untagged ship to do so, there are always traders that I can interact with. The good old days of California hotspot is over. There are less traders than before, but there is also less LNS than before. However, there are far more PvP-oriented pirates in Liberty than ever before. I understand the urge to PvP. But shooting lone fighter with bombers, gunboats, cruisers and battleships is a bit over the top, don't you think?
And self-proclaiming a "known" pirate? Heh. I don't know any of such pirates. There are lots of criminals who I do know, because of the blue messages comming from NY, but they are no pirates.
And when I was telling "you", I meant whole lot of you. OC, Rogues, indie pirates and assorted Freelancers, who appearently act just like pirates, yet I have never seen them claim any bounty on forums. Leave the Liberty to Liberty inhabitanting groups.